Pig Health & Disease

Animal Nutrition Views

Hemoglobin levels and piglet performance

Ioannis Mavromichalis: Hemoglobin is crucial for oxygen transport in the blood, and its levels are a good indicator of the piglet’s overall health, particularly in relation to iron levels and anemia.

African Swine Fever

Philippines begins controlled ASF vaccination campaign

Elsewhere, a new virus variant has been detected in Vietnam, and more African swine fever outbreaks have been reported in Bhutan, India and Indonesia.

African Swine Fever

ASF vaccination set to commence in the Philippines

Vaccination of domestic pigs against African swine fever (ASF) is scheduled to start in the Philippines at the end of this week.

Pig Health & Disease

WOAH names USDA facility to lead swine virus research

The World Organisation for Animal Health has designated the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility as the Collaborating Centre for Genomic Monitoring of Viral Swine Diseases.

Biosecurity

Study eyes swine producers’ attitudes toward biosecurity

The new study, published August 5, is the first the examine human behavior in biosecurity adoption among swine producers.

African Swine Fever

Philippines: Vaccination brought forward as ASF cases spike

For one of the Asian nation’s most important pig-producing provinces, the start of a vaccination program against African swine fever (ASF) is imminent.

African Swine Fever

Philippines province declares state of calamity over African swine fever

Other Asian countries with new cases of the disease include India and Indonesia, while eight European states have recorded further outbreaks in domestic swine in recent days.

African Swine Fever

ASF spreads to new areas in Europe

Germany, Italy and Poland are reporting the spread of African swine fever (ASF) virus to new areas while, in Asia, the infection appears to be spreading in the Philippines.

Biosecurity

Saskatchewan puts moratorium on new wild boar farms

The government of Saskatchewan in Canada has updated regulations, putting a moratorium on new wild boar farms.

African Swine Fever

No sign of ASF abating in Asian pigs, Europe’s wild boar

Where African swine fever (ASF) virus is reported to be circulating in Asia’s domestic swine, the number of confirmed outbreaks continues to rise.

African Swine Fever

European, Asian states confirm more ASF cases in farm pigs

Italy now has the highest number of ASF cases in Europe in wild boar. Meanwhile in Asia, the disease situation continues to develop in India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Animal Health & Veterinary

First study of pig saliva microbes reveals high variability

With further research, pig producers could test saliva for indicators of animal health, scientists say.

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